Hi friends, it’s Suzanne, I'm posting an update for Heather and Jeff. Andrew's surgery went well, they harvested enough bone marrow for Cora and they began administering it to her at 5:11 pm. There was a little stress when he woke up from the anesthia, but I will let Heather fill you in on that. It was rather anti-climatic, the nurses brought in the bag of bright red liquid, hooked it up, and began administering it to her. It was so profound and yet seemed rather routine. We sat in amazement as Cora ate a granola bar, had some ice water, watched Elmo, and had a life saving bone marrow transplant.
It is now finished (at 9pm), she officially has Andrew's marrow swimming in her little body. Heather told me that if Cora is tested for gender via a blood test, she will test as a boy. Modern medicine is truly amazing.
When I was at the hosptial Andrew was reunited with the family. Grace and I made a care package for him today. It had a movie, a car, and lots and lots of candy. Grace made him a card. It was one of the sweetest things I witnessed today, seeing his big sister stand as he examined our care package. And he was so grateful, he said in this sweet voice, "Thank you Grace." He was happily drinking Sprite and watching movies when I left.
Andrew is home now. He will have to go back to the hospital tomorrow and have his dressings changed. We will post updates as we have them.
Thank you all for your love and support.
It is now finished (at 9pm), she officially has Andrew's marrow swimming in her little body. Heather told me that if Cora is tested for gender via a blood test, she will test as a boy. Modern medicine is truly amazing.
When I was at the hosptial Andrew was reunited with the family. Grace and I made a care package for him today. It had a movie, a car, and lots and lots of candy. Grace made him a card. It was one of the sweetest things I witnessed today, seeing his big sister stand as he examined our care package. And he was so grateful, he said in this sweet voice, "Thank you Grace." He was happily drinking Sprite and watching movies when I left.
Andrew is home now. He will have to go back to the hospital tomorrow and have his dressings changed. We will post updates as we have them.
Thank you all for your love and support.
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